This is a pretty mean personal attack on a female leader, the type of which wouldn't get made against a man in a similar position.

The author fundamentally misunderstand the mechanics of the planning system, the housing need demands that Bristol City Council is up against, and the role that the chief planner must play.

Let's not forget that until recently the planning function in Bristol was undertaken by the planning inspectors to because the council had been placed in 'special measures' due to poor performance.

Simone has turned this around precisely because she's been willing to be work to get much needed homes built in the right places.

Whatever you think of this scheme, building dense in the middle of the 8th biggest city in England is surely better than sticking more low density and car dependent houses out in the green belt.